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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
This book was an interesting mystery/thriller that unfortunately fell a little flat for me. I wasn't as engaged with this story and couldn't connect with the characters and their motives as readily as I normally do. It just wasn't for me.
Angsty, atmospheric, and mysterious, but took me on a ride I wasn't expecting.
Good! This kept me interested the whole time.
A little far fetched, but I like to suspend disbelief when reading for fun.
A little far fetched, but I like to suspend disbelief when reading for fun.
Seriously disappointed. I will say that the concept was strong but there was too much repetition. Also Blythe is the only first person and then the other perspectives are third person (or second I don’t know) but it was inconsistent and that was distracting. This book could have been 50% and more thrilling because there would have been less beating around the bush. Also the title is only referencing one small piece. And the book reads like a YA tv show. Just. Not happy with this.
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Well then. Look, I know it’s no secret that I am a Kelley Armstrong fangirl now. I’ve had this on my list since it came out, but shied away from it since it seemed more of a YA read. I don’t dislike YA of course - some of my favorite books are YA…it just seemed like it might be more fluffy than I’d like it to be.
How wrong I was. This is gritty, tense, dark, and bloody. I can see the pearl-clutching already with the generous use of swearing and violence, but it didn’t feel forced or out of place here.
Give me a plot line with psychological terror, conspiracies, and secrets and you have my attention. Execute it as well as Armstrong has, and you REALLY have my attention.
I know a lot of reviews weren’t favorable because folks felt it was unrealistic something like this could go on (….have you SEEN how things are these days?? It doesn’t really seem out of the realm of possibility for this to happen in my opinion…)
I did not want to stop reading this - I had to force myself to put it down and try to sleep, but even then my mind was racing with piecing the story together and wondering what kind of twist was going to happen next.
How wrong I was. This is gritty, tense, dark, and bloody. I can see the pearl-clutching already with the generous use of swearing and violence, but it didn’t feel forced or out of place here.
Give me a plot line with psychological terror, conspiracies, and secrets and you have my attention. Execute it as well as Armstrong has, and you REALLY have my attention.
I know a lot of reviews weren’t favorable because folks felt it was unrealistic something like this could go on (….have you SEEN how things are these days?? It doesn’t really seem out of the realm of possibility for this to happen in my opinion…)
I did not want to stop reading this - I had to force myself to put it down and try to sleep, but even then my mind was racing with piecing the story together and wondering what kind of twist was going to happen next.